Brooder



l.. F. SCHMID .lune 28, 1932.

BROODER Filed April e, 1929 2 sheets-sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.

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Patented June 28, 1932 tourer. scniarn, or wINnrnBAeo, NEBRASKA BRooDnn Application filed April 6, 1929. Serial No. 353,081.

This invention has for one of its objects to provide a brooder wher-ein the brooding chamber shall be provided with a false bottom perforated to permit droppings, food 6 particles and other refuse matter `to pass therethrough, whereby tomaintain the brooding' chamber in a highly sanitary condition.

The invention has for a further object to provide a brooder which shall include pans arranged below the false bottom for the reception of the refuse matter and removable to permit them to be easily cleaned.

The invention has for a further object to provide a brooder which shall embody means adapted to prevent refuse matter from falling between or outwardly lbeyond the pans, whereby to insure the pans catching all of the refuse matter passing through lthe false bot- '20 tom.

rl'he invention has for a further object to provide a brooder wherein the several parts thereof shall be compactly arranged and which may be manufactured and sold at a 5 comparatively low cost.f

l/Vith the foregoing. and other objects in view the nature of which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in end elevation of the brood-er;

Figure 2 is a similar view looking at the opposite end of the brooder;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the broeder;

Figure 4 is a view in side elevation of the brooder;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on a vertical plane extending centrally and transversely through the brooder;

Figure 6 is a sectional view partly broken away taken on a horizontal plane extending through the brooder, and

Figure 7 is a sectional view partly broken away taken on the vertical plane indicated by the line '7e-7 of Figure 6.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 1

designates the bottom, 2 the top, 3 and 4 the yContact with the outer surface of the side 5,

ends, 5 and 6 the sides, and 7 the legs of the brooder. The parts 1 to 6 define a brooding chamber 8, andthe part 1 constitutes the main bottom ofV this chamber. The top 2 ofthe brooding chamber 8 is provided with open-'- 55 ings 9 which have their walls grooved, as at 10. Frames 11 iitting Vin the grooves 10 and having iianges 14 contacting with the Vupper lsurface of the top 2, are hinged, as at 13, to

the tcp and are secured in closed position -00 by pivoted latches 14, the frames being provided with lifts 11a. Panels 15 of reinforced glass are secured to and within the frames 11.` These panels and a similar panel 16, which is secured across anfopening 18 in the end 3' of the brooding chamber 8, serves to admit light to and permit the inspection of the brooding chamber. The end 4 of the brooding chamber 8 is provided with an. opening 19 which is closed by a door 20. A hinge 21 7U connects the door 2O to the end 4 of the broodi-ng chamber 8, and a pivoted latch 22 serves to secure the door in closed position.

rlhe brooding chamber 8 is provided with a perforated or reticulated falsebottom 23 :s which may be made from wire cloth. The false bottom 23 is secured to and supported above the main bottom 1 by strips 24, 25, 26 and 27 secured to the brooding chamber walls 3, 4 and 5. As the false bottom 23 is perforated, droppings, food particles and other refuse matter will not accumulate thereon but will readily pass therethrough.l Pans 28, 29 and 30 are arranged-below the false bottom 23 for the reception of `the'refuse sa matter, and are supported by the main bottom 1 of the brooding chamber 8. The outer sides of the pans 28, 29 and 3 0 underly the strips 24 to 27, and the end pans 28 and 30 are provided at their inner sides with ianges 31 and 32, respectively, arranged invoverlying engagement with the adjacent sides of the central pan 29, so as to insure the passage -of all refuse matter int-o the pans. Each side 5 of the brooding chamber 8 is provided with an. opening 33 to permit the withdrawal of the pans 28, 29 and 30. The outer ends of the pans 28, 29 and 3() are provided with pulls '34 and with flanges 35 which latter and have their adjacent ends arranged in overlapping relation, as shown at 36 in Figure 6, to close the opening 33.

The door 20 is of sectional formation, the section 20a thereof being connected to the end 4 by the hinge 2l, and the section 2()b thereof being connected to the section 2()a by a hinge 20. The door sections 2O:L and 20b rest one against the other when the door 20 is closed, and occupy an extended position with respect to each other when the door is open to provide a runway, as shown in Figures 2 and 7.

A iue 37 of U-formation in plan, is arranged within the brooding chamber 8, and is supported therein by the end 3 of the chamber and by straps 38. The intake end 39 and vthe discharge end 40 of the iue 37 pass through the end 3, and the flue gradually inclines upwardly from its intake to its discharge end. The intake end 39 of the flue 37 extends downwardly and receives the upper end of the chimney 4l of a lamp 42. The lamp 42 is arranged within a housing 43 which is secured to the end 3 and has its outer side open to permit access to the lamp. The flue 37 is provided at its discharge end 40 with a damper 44 which is of cylindrical Jformation and arranged within said end of the flue. The outer end of the damper 44 is fully closed, and the side wall thereof is provided with perforations 45, the end wall of the damper extending beyond the side wall so as to provide a flange through the medium of which `the damper may be moved inwardly or outwardly to regulate the volume of heated air that ma ass throuoh the flue 37. A Gasket- Y P e e 46 surrounding the intake end 39 of the flue and contacting with the wall of the opening through which said end passes, prevents any air passing from the housing 43 into the brooder chamber 8.

To provide for the ventilation of the brooder chamber 8, the side 5 is provided with air intake openings 47 and the top 2 is provided with air outlet openings 48. Dampers 49 are provided for the openings 48, and are mounted for sliding movement into position to fully or partly cover the openings. The dampers 49 are slidably mounted in guides 50 secured to the upper surface of the top 2, and are provided with finger holes 51 through the medium of which they may be adjusted.

In order to prevent the chicks from coming in Contact with the lowest portion or member of the flue 37, a guard 52 is provided. This guard is made from wire cloth, and extends from the false bottom 23 to the top 2 and it is secured to strips 53 and 54 arranged within the brooder chamber 8. The lowest member of the iiue 37 is located adjacent the side 6, and the guard means 52 is arranged forwardly beyond and over said portion of the flue.

To prevent the false bottom 23 from sagging bars 55 are provided. These bars extend across the under side of the false bottom 23 and are secured to the strips 26 and 27.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be understood that the heated air and products of combustion pass from the lamp 42 directly into the intake end 39 of the flue 37, and leave the flue by way of the damper 44. As the heated air and products of combustion enter and leave the flue 37 at points outwardly beyond the brooding chamber 8, and due to the gasket 46, there is no possibility of foul air entering the brooding chamber. It will also be understood that the droppings, discarded food and other refuse matter will pass readily through the false bottom 23 into the pans 28, 29 and 30, and that the pans may be readily removed and cleaned, with the result that the brooding chamber 8 may be maintained in a highly sanitary condition at all times.

Having described the principle of the invention, together with the structure which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I wish it understood that th-e structureA shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

IVhat I claim is:

In a sanitary brooder of the character described, a hollow body which includes a floor,

shallow pans slidable on said floor and having vertical sides bearing against each other, substantially U-shaped flanges formed on the top edge of the sides of some of the pans and overhanging contiguous sid-es of the remaining pan for locking said pans against lateral displacement and sealing the joints between the vertical walls of said pans, and a reticulated false bottom supported above said pans in a horizontal plane, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LOUIS F. SCIAIMID. 

